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Grenade Strapped To Utility Pole Brings Bomb Squad To Area Near Lakewood Synagogue Grenade Strapped To Utility Pole Brings Bomb Squad To Area Near Lakewood Synagogue
Grenade Strapped To Utility Pole Brings Bomb Squad To Area Near Lakewood Synagogue Reports of an explosive device strapped to a utility pole brought the New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad to an area near a Lakewood synagogue Sunday, Nov. 19, authorities said. The device — which was discovered to be inert — was found attached to a utility pole at 4th and Forest avenues around 7:45 a.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) The intersection is near the Satmar Shul on Forest Avenue…
Person In Custody, Being Treated At Hospital After Causing BWI Airport Shutdown Person In Custody, Being Treated At Hospital After Causing BWI Airport Shutdown
Person In Custody, Being Treated At Hospital After Causing BWI Airport Shutdown Additional details have been released by the MDTA Police Department one day after traffic was temporarily halted at BWI Airport. An MDTA officer was approached at around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 while on patrol in the lower level of the airport by a person who made statements referencing a possible explosive device in his vehicle, which was parked near the entrance to the lower level, officials said. Police Activity. I-195 EB at MD-170 (Ex 1/Aviation Blvd). Anne Arundel County, MD. All traffic temporarily stopped. No access to BWI Airport. Follow authority direction in the area. …
Saugerties Man Charged With Throwing Explosive Device In Yard Of Home Saugerties Man Charged With Throwing Explosive Device In Yard Of Home
Saugerties Man Charged With Throwing Explosive Device In Yard Of Home A man from the region has been charged with throwing an explosive device into the yard of a home, causing a large hole. Ulster County resident Tyler J. Brinkhuis, age 26, of Saugerties, was arrested on Wednesday, June 7, for the incident which took place in October 2022 in Mount Marion Park. Brinkhuis’s arrest stems from an investigation conducted by members of the Saugerties Police Department Detective Division, regarding an explosion in Mount Marion Park that occurred in October of 2022, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. The investigation established that Brinkhuis was respon…
Roads Reopened After Investigation Into 'Hazardous Device' In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING) Roads Reopened After Investigation Into 'Hazardous Device' In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING)
Roads Reopened After Investigation Into 'Hazardous Device' In Baltimore County (Developing) Traffic has reopened in Middle River and a school lockdown has been lifted following an investigation into an explosive device by Baltimore County Police. At approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, detectives were conducting a joint investigation at a home in the 700 block of Middle River Road when they came upon a suspicious device that was potentially an explosive, police say. The situation forced a road closure on Middle River Road between Compass Road and Biggs Road for more than an hour while the Baltimore County Police Department’s HazMat team investigated. (9:06 a.m.) Middle …
TSA Thwarts Explosive-Carrying Passenger From Boarding at Lehigh Airport: Feds TSA Thwarts Explosive-Carrying Passenger From Boarding at Lehigh Airport: Feds
TSA Thwarts Explosive-Carrying Passenger From Boarding at Lehigh Airport: Feds A passenger with an explosive device tucked away in his luggage attempted to board a plane at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27, authorities say.  The suspicious item was clocked by Transportation Security Administration agents screening checked bags, the federal agency said. Security officers gave the bag the physical exam after it triggered an alarm in the screening unit, they added.  Inside, agents discovered "an item (...) that appeared to be suspicious and was believed to possibly be a live explosive device," TSA said.  The airport was evacuated as police and…
Man Throws Explosive Device On SUV Parked At North Merrick Home Man Throws Explosive Device On SUV Parked At North Merrick Home
Man Throws Explosive Device On SUV Parked At North Merrick Home Police are investigating after a man threw an explosive device onto a parked SUV outside a Long Island home. The incident happened at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in North Merrick, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said the suspect threw the device onto the front of a Cadillac Escalade that was parked in the driveway of a home on Sherman Avenue. It ignited, damaging the vehicle’s front end. The man then took off on foot, heading eastbound toward Park Avenue, according to police. Nobody was injured in the incident. It was not immediately clear if the suspect had any conn…
Man Wanted For Leaving Behind Explosives Following Eviction From Maryland Home Man Wanted For Leaving Behind Explosives Following Eviction From Maryland Home
Man Wanted For Leaving Behind Explosives Following Eviction From Maryland Home Seen him? An alert has been issued by the Maryland State Fire Marshal for a man wanted for allegedly leaving behind an explosive present following his eviction in Allegany County. Gregory “Peck” Allen Clark is wanted on four counts of manufacturing and possession of a destructive device and eight counts of possession of an explosive device with the intent to use, according to the fire marshal. Gregory Allen ClarkOffice of The State Fire Marshal Officials say that Clark left an IED behind when he was evicted from his Walnut Street home in Westernport. The Allegany County Sheriff also…
Discovery Of Hand Grenade Brings Bomb Squad To Union County Business Discovery Of Hand Grenade Brings Bomb Squad To Union County Business
Discovery Of Hand Grenade Brings Bomb Squad To Union County Business A worker at a trucking company was cleaning a vehicle when he found a hand grenade, drawing a large police presence Tuesday, Oct. 25, authorities confirmed. The explosive device was found by a worker at Marine Cargo on New Brunswick Avenue in Rahway, and the company's owner reported it to Rahway police around 11:45 a.m., local police said. The bomb squad responded and found the device to be inert. The device had been left in the truck by a former employee, who will not be charged, Rahway police said.
Man Admits Hours To Driving To Maryland With Homemade Bomb To Kill Role-Playing Romantic Rival Man Admits Hours To Driving To Maryland With Homemade Bomb To Kill Role-Playing Romantic Rival
Man Admits Hours To Driving To Maryland With Homemade Bomb To Kill Role-Playing Romantic Rival A love triangle turned explosive in Maryland when a man drove seven hours from Ohio into Carroll County to deliver a gift-wrapped bomb intended to kill a romantic rival, federal authorities announced. Clayton Alexander McCoy, 32, of Chesterland Ohio, pleaded guilty to transporting explosives with the intent to injure and to possession of an unregistered firearm or explosive device, in connection with an explosion at a home in Carroll County that severely injured the boyfriend of a woman McCoy was interested in. McCoy took elaborate measures to build an explosive bomb in his Ohio home, whic…
Suspects ID'd After Explosive Device Was Placed Outside Pine Grove Middle School Suspects ID'd After Explosive Device Was Placed Outside Pine Grove Middle School
Suspects ID'd After Explosive Device Was Placed Outside Pine Grove Middle School Baltimore County detectives have identified two individuals connected to placing an explosive device inside of a vehicle parked outside of Pine Grove Middle School that caused the evacuation of two schools, authorities say. Joseph Vickery, 43, and Kristen Vickery, 39, were identified as the individuals arrested after a suspicious package was reported outside of the school, confirm Baltimore County police. Baltimore County police were first made aware of an individual who was possibly in possession of an explosive device by Howard County police on Monday, Sept. 19. Police were able to detain…
Mistrial Declared In Case Of Attempt To Blow Up Jewish Nursing Home Mistrial Declared In Case Of Attempt To Blow Up Jewish Nursing Home
Mistrial Declared In Case Of Attempt To Blow Up Jewish Nursing Home A mistrial has been declared in the case of a local man accused of trying to blow up a Jewish nursing home. On Monday, Nov. 23, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni dismissed the jury in the trial against John M. Rathbun, of East Longmeadow, after they failed to reach a verdict on two out of three charges facing Rathbun, according to WWLP. Rathbun allegedly made an explosive device and left it outside Ruth’s House, an assisted living facility in Longmeadow, on April 2. No one was injured in the incident. Rathbun’s lawyer has asked for his client’s release. A judge is scheduled to he…